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All hail the egg! The most innovative eggs in London — and how to make some of them at home this Easter
Forget the chocolate eggs, Lotte Brundle traipses around London, at her stomach's expense, to bring you a cracking guide to the most interesting eggs in the capital.
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James May on the M1: BMW's best-ever bad car
In this article from April 2004, then Country Life motoring columnist James May pays tribute to BMW's first mid-engine supercar from the 1970s.
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'Sorry, I can't reply to your email right now, I'm drifting a McLaren in Finland'
Charlie Thomas learns how to go sideways in a McLaren. Because how else are you going to spend an afternoon?
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Reader event: A rare glimpse into the world of Elizabeth Gage
Sponsor Content Created With Elizabeth Gage
The iconic jeweller Elizabeth Gage is opening up her workshop to a small group of Country Life readers in an intimate event on Wednesday, May 13.
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'If it is going to work anywhere, it is going to work here': Meet the makers of English olive oil
With English wine going from strength to strength, could our own extra-virgin olive oil be the next homegrown success story?
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The countdown to Spud-ageddon is on: Why potato farmers are in peril
Potato farmers are experiencing a downturn in demand so significant, they’ve wound up with a surplus of spuds. Will Hosie investigates why and what you can do about it (spoiler alert: eat more spuds).
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From Bentley dog baskets to Ferrari everything, there is more to cars than just four wheels
When it comes to fashion and cars collaborating, the list is diverse, long, and seemingly only getting longer.
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'One drew a longer queue than the members of One Direction': The irresistible old English sheepdog is now under threat
As the Dulux dog marks 65 years, the old English sheepdog remains one of Britain’s most recognisable canine icons — yet this much-loved breed is now under threat.
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Country Life picks the biggest, boldest and best of this year’s clutch of luxury Easter eggs
Pick up an edible work of art before they sell out.
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Glovebox: What do you get the person who has everything? A Land Rover Defender inspired by The Hamptons
Another regular day in the Defender restomod community.
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‘When it comes to flat caps, size really does matter’: The hat that's crowned the heads of everyone, from Middle Age peasants to Oscar-winning greats
If there is one piece of clothing inherently and undeniably British, it is the flat cap, says Amie Elizabeth White, who traces the hat's history from the Middle Ages to modern day.
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The ancient and aristocratic dog breed loved by Queen Victoria and Sir Walter Scott
Once used to hunt wolves and bring down red deer in the Scottish Highlands, the Scottish deerhound is one of Britain’s oldest and most noble breeds. Today, it remains a gentle giant — elegant, devoted and unmistakably aristocratic.
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Porsche Cayenne: Pablo Escobar's off-roader is now a genuine all-in-one talent
Adam Hay-Nicholls finds that Porsche's ugly duckling has transformed into a rather beautiful swan.
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Here’s where to go for a really interesting and, dare we say it, cool drink in London's Zone One
The pub is out and the wine bar is in. These hidden gems are pouring some of the capital’s most interesting and delicious vintages — and you don’t have to go to Hackney for any of them.
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'Hard times breed sumptuous cars': The costly stars of the last-ever London Motor Show
More than 50 new cars made their Earls Court debut at the 1976 London Motor Show — its last appearance in the capital before it moved to Birmingham in 1978. In this article from the November 25, 1976, issue of Country Life, writer John Taylor revealed some of his favourite launches.
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'A flash of skull-print sock is my equivalent of a six pack': A snob's guide to socks
To show your socks or to hide them away? It depends on who you asks, finds Sophia Money-Coutts.
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The glory — and the grind — of winning a Michelin star, by Gordon Ramsay, Michel Roux Jnr and Tom Parker Bowles
Initially associated with tyres, Michelin has become synonymous with the coveted laurels awarded to the world’s best restaurants. To mark the centenary of the first stars being awarded, David Ellis looks back on a century of fine-dining dramas.
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Tom Parker Bowles: Welsh rarebit is the pinnacle, the apex, the triumphant apogee of this particular form
Welsh rarebit — cheese on toast in full dress uniform — is a dish that has been impossible to resist for at least three centuries.
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'Some of the guys and girls out there haven't slept in 36 hours' — With Defender in the dunes of Dakar
Charlie Thomas reports from one of the world's most gruelling endurance races.
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'The unicorn of the dog world': Why the Glen of Imaal terrier is the best dog you've never heard of
Resembling a wolfhound after a boil wash, the Glen of Imaal terrier is capable of executing the ultimate charm offensive, finds Lucinda Gosling.
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The diamond necklace that lost Marie Antoinette her head
How a cardinal’s attempt to court royal favour precipitated one of the most celebrated scandals of the ancien régime.
